You own any media in the Library with your name on it. You can archive this media if it is no longer needed (except device-generated content if the Institution toggle is off for Instructors). You can also remove content that has been shared with you, but this removes it from your Library without archiving it for the owner.
Archiving media removes it from any classes, collections, other user's libraries, and any other linked or embedded locations and moves it to your Recycle Bin. This can only be done by the owner of the media (or an administrator). Archived content can be restored exactly as it was, including links, embeds, class / lesson associations, analytics, etc. Content can be restored from the Recycle Bin for the time defined by your Institution's Archive Policy. Restoration time will depend on the number of files and their sizes.
Currently, only playable media can be archived and soft deleted. This includes:
- Audio
- Video
- Interactive Media
- Spherical (360˚) Video
Presentations and Polls cannot be archived.
Instructors must check publishing locations first!
Before archiving media, click the tile and check the publishing information on the Media Details page first. (This does not apply if you are archiving media that has been shared with you.)
If the content is published to a class, archiving it removes it from the class and all associated student analytics.
If you have shared the content with other users, archiving it also removes their access to it; it is removed from their libraries.
Consider removing the content from a class or making the content unavailable if either of those options is more appropriate than archiving.
To archive your media
- Click on a tile to open the Media Details page.
Check the publishing information. If the item is published to one or more classes / sections, you should un-publish it first. As emphasized above, archiving an item removes all analytic data associated with the content.
- Click the vertical action menu, as identified in the figure below.
- Click Archive.
A warning message indicates that all data associated with the content, including student notes and analytics, will also be removed.
- Click OK to archive the content.
If the content has been published, it is removed from those classes. If the content had been shared with others, it is removed from their Library or Collection(s). If you archive shared media, you can no longer access the item.